library conservation Lab Notes: The Florence Flood and the emergence of library conservation By blog.nyhistory.org Published On :: Wed, 07 Nov 2018 14:27:21 +0000 Modern library conservation was born in the aftermath of a catastrophic flood in Florence, Italy on November 4, 1966. Water from the Arno River devastated the collections of the National Central Library of Florence. An international team of bookbinders and restorers was assembled to save what they could; however in many cases the damage was irreversible. Many lessons were... The post Lab Notes: The Florence Flood and the emergence of library conservation appeared first on New-York Historical Society. Full Article Conservation Arno River Etats-Unis d'Amérique flood Florence hudson river Italy Jean B.G. Roux de Rochelle library collections library conservation paper conservation water damage
